Improvement in book-holders



faire stmt its.

WESLEY S. POULSON, OICADIZ, OHIO.v

Letters Patent No'. 90,870, lated June 1, 1869.

IMPROVEMET IN BOOK-HOLDERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesaune.V

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WESLEY S. PoULsoN, ofCadiz, in the county of Harrison, and State of Ohio, have invented a newand valuable Improvement in a Oombined Book-Holder and Pen-Rack; and dohereby declare that the following is av full, clear, and exact efficientmeans than'have heretofore been known for holding an open book, forreading or copying.

The letter A ofthe drawings represents a board cut out in the centre andat one end, in the form shown, and having'a cross-bar, or rest,a,fastened across its open end.

B isa door, hinged or pivoted, near its lower end, to the board A, asshown, and, when closed, resting its upper end upon the cross-bar a.

The letters c are pins, with bolt-heads, driven into the door B, at the,point indicated, which serve as a support for the bottom of the book.

C is a wire, bent in the formof a coiled spring at each end, and whichsaid coiled ends are adj usted in openings formed for that purpose inthe door B.

upward, in the form of a half circle, and made to lie, when not in use,about half an inch, more or less, from the surface of the door B.

The book to be held is placed, with open leaves, 'between -the halfcircle of the wire so formed and the surface of the door B. n

This door is raised or lowered at will, from the crossbar a, and it issecured in any desired position, b y means ofa'ratchet, d, adjusted onits side, as shown, working in conjunction with the pawl s.

A pen-rack, H, is shown ou the drawings.

- The operator places his book-under the wire O, and adjusts the door,by its ratchet and pawl, to suit his convenience.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The book-holder, herein described and shown, when constructed with boardA, door B, cross-bar a., pins c, coiled wire O, ratchet d, and pawl s,arranged and operating substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the a WESLEY S. POULSON.

Witnesses:

J Aeon J Anvrs, E. LAIRNER.

After being thus coiled at each end, said wire is bent bove, I havehere' unto subscribed my name, in the presence of two wit-

